Hanyuan climate — normals and trends
Hanyuan (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.3 °C and it receives 1,472 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (21.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Hanyuan averages 80 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 167 rainy days per year.
Hanyuan has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 90 to 70 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 22 August 2022) and the coldest -18.6 °C (on 14 December 1975).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
HanyuanShaanxi
- coords
- 32.83°, 106.25°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.3°C
Average daily high
15.2°C
Average daily low
7.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,472mm
Sunshine / day
7.0h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
10.6km/h
Seasonal range
22.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
80 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
167 d/yr
Annual snowfall
46.0 cm
Average feels-like high
14.5 °C
Average feels-like low
6.5 °C
Average peak gust
32.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
12 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
34.0 °C
22 August 2022
Coldest day
-18.6 °C
14 December 1975
Wettest day
192 mm
3 August 1954
Windiest day
34.1 km/h
14 May 1983
Strongest gust
115.9 km/h
12 April 1979
Hottest feels-like
38.2 °C
17 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-24.1 °C
14 December 1975
Snowiest day
21.1 cm
15 November 1969
Sunniest day
14.0 h
15 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 33 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | 6.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 23 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 11.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 48 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 21.0 °C | +4.5 °C | 30 mm | -58 mm |
| May | 24.5 °C | +4.0 °C | 79 mm | -51 mm |
| Jun | 25.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 143 mm | -24 mm |
| Jul | 28.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 230 mm | -68 mm |
| Aug | 27.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 281 mm | +29 mm |
| Sep | 21.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 531 mm | +287 mm |
| Oct | 15.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 346 mm | +236 mm |
| Nov | 10.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 31 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 7.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 30 mm | +6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hanyuan?
Hanyuan has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.3 °C and it receives 1,472 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hanyuan?
The hottest day measured in Hanyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 2022, reaching 34.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hanyuan?
The coldest day measured in Hanyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 14 December 1975, at -18.6 °C.
Does it snow in Hanyuan?
Yes. Hanyuan gets on average 46.0 cm of snow per year and has around 80 frost days.
Has the climate of Hanyuan warmed?
Yes: Hanyuan warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hanyuan?
The wettest day measured in Hanyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1954, with 192 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hanyuan?
The windiest day measured in Hanyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 14 May 1983, with winds reaching 34.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hanyuan?
The warmest month in Hanyuan is July (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Hanyuan?
Hanyuan receives on average 1,472 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 167 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hanyuan?
Hanyuan gets on average 7.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,555 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hanyuan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hanyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 15 November 1969, with 21.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hanyuan?
Yes: Hanyuan has on average 12 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hanyuan?
In Hanyuan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.2 °C on 17 July 2025, and the lowest was -24.1 °C on 14 December 1975.
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